{{Short description|Long-distance track running event}} {{about|track racing|road racing|5K run}} {{use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox athletics event |event= 5000 metres |image= Osaka07 D6A M5000M Heat2-2.jpg |image_upright= 1.35 |caption= Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in [[Osaka 2007]] |WRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Joshua Cheptegei]]|UGA}} 12:35.36 (2020)}} |ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]|ETH}} 12:57.82 (2008)}} |CRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Eliud Kipchoge]]|KEN}} 12:52.79 (2003)}} |WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Beatrice Chebet]]|KEN}} 13:58.06 (2025)}} |ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]|KEN}} 14:26.17 (2016)}} |CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Obiri]]|KEN}} 14:26.72 (2019)}} |ShWRmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Grant Fisher]]|USA|2025}} 12:44.09 (2025)}}|ShWRwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}} 14:18.86 (2015)}}|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Selemon Barega]]|ETH}} 12:43.02 (2018)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Medina Eisa]]|ETH}} 14:16.54 (2023)}}}} The '''5000 metres''' or '''5000-metre run''' is a common [[long-distance running]] event in [[track and field]]. It is one of the track events in the [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] and the [[World Championships in Athletics]], run over {{frac|12|1|2}} laps of a standard 400 m track, or 25 laps on an indoor 200 m track. The same distance in [[road running]] is called a [[5K run]]; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic [[3000 metres]] race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the [[World Championships in Athletics]] in men's competition and since 1995 in women's. It is approximately equivalent to {{convert|5|km|miyd|0|abbr=off|disp=output only}} or {{convert|5|km|ftin|abbr=off|disp=output only}}.

The event is almost the same length as the [[Dolichos (running race)|dolichos race]] held at the [[Ancient Olympic Games]], introduced in 720&nbsp;BCE. [[World Athletics]] keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events.<ref name="iaaf_5000out">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=O/discType=5/disc=5000/detail.html |title=– 5000 Metre Records – Outdoor |publisher=Iaaf.org |access-date=2013-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=I/discType=5/disc=5000/detail.html |title=– 5000 Metre Records – Indoor |publisher=Iaaf.org |access-date=2013-07-25}}</ref>

==3 miles== The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the {{convert|3|mi|m|1|adj=on}} run, an event common in countries which used the [[imperial units|imperial measurement system]]. The 3-mile event featured in the [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] through 1966, and was a [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|championship in the United States]] in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a {{convert|1/4|mi|m yd ft|0|adj=on}} track.

==Area records== *Updated 19 May 2026.<ref name="recordsmen">{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/5000-metres/all/men |title=Men's outdoor 5000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="recordswomen">{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/5000-metres/all/women |title=Women's outdoor 5000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref> {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultleft col3center col6center" |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2| Area !scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Men !scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Women |- !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Athlete |- !scope="row"| [[List of world records in athletics|World]] | '''12:35.36''' || 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Joshua Cheptegei]]|UGA}} | '''13:58.06''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Beatrice Chebet]]|KEN}} |- !colspan=7| Area records |- !scope="row"| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] {{small|(''[[List of African records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:35.36''' || 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Joshua Cheptegei]]|UGA}} | '''13:58.06''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Beatrice Chebet]]|KEN}} |- !scope="row"| [[Asian Athletics|Asia]] {{small|(''[[List of Asian records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:48.67''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Birhanu Balew]]|BHR}} | '''14:28.09''' || 1997 || {{flagathlete|[[Jiang Bo (runner)|Jiang Bo]]|CHN}} |- !scope="row"| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] {{small|(''[[List of European records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:44.27''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Andreas Almgren]]|SWE}} | '''14:13.42''' || 2023 || {{flagathlete|[[Sifan Hassan]]|NED}} |- !scope="row"| [[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br>and Caribbean]] {{small|(''[[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:44.09'''&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}{{efn|Indoor record also ratified as outdoor record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NACAC Outdoor Records |url=https://nacacathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NACAC-Outdoor-Records-update-Dec-2025-3.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260507154706/https://nacacathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NACAC-Outdoor-Records-update-Dec-2025-3.pdf |archive-date=2026-05-07 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=[[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|NACAC Athletics]]}}</ref>}} || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Grant Fisher]]|USA}} | '''14:19.45''' || 2023 || {{flagathlete|[[Alicia Monson]]|USA}} |- !scope="row"| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] {{small|(''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:55.76''' || 2004 || {{flagathlete|[[Craig Mottram]]|AUS}} | '''14:31.45''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Rose Davies (athlete)|Rose Davies]]|AUS}} |- !scope="row"| [[Atletismo Sudamericano|South America]] {{small|(''[[List of South American records in athletics|records]]'')}} | '''12:59.26''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Santiago Catrofe]]|URU}} | '''14:36.59''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|[[Joselyn Brea]]|VEN}} |}

==All-time top 25== {{see also|5000 metres world record progression}} {| style="wikitable" |Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''5000 m times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''': |- | style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''5000 m times''''' |- |''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''5000 m times''', by repeat athletes'' |- | style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 5000 m times'' |}

===Men (outdoor)=== *Updated June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 5000 metres|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_5000ok.htm |publisher=alltime-athletics.com |date=1 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|1 || align=center|1 || 12:35.36 || [[Joshua Cheptegei]] || {{UGA}} || 14 August 2020 || [[Monaco]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns |website=worldathletics.org |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-monaco-cheptegei-world-record|date=14 August 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|2 || align=center|2 || 12:36.73 || [[Hagos Gebrhiwet]] || {{ETH}} || 30 May 2024 || [[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]] || <ref name="5000m Result">{{cite web|title=5000m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/OSLO_2024/PDF_ATHM5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=YLznE2fHaid1HuP/g0ERZmt67No=|website=swisstiming.com|date=30 May 2024|access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|3 || align=center|3 || 12:37.35 || [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || {{ETH|1996}} || 31 May 2004 || [[Hengelo]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|4 || align=center|4 || 12:38.95 || [[Yomif Kejelcha]] || {{ETH}} || 30 May 2024 || [[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]] || <ref name="5000m Result"/> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|5 || align=center|5 || 12:39.36 || [[Haile Gebrselassie]] || {{ETH|1996}} || 13 June 1998 || [[Helsinki]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|6 || align=center|6 || 12:39.74 || [[Daniel Komen]] || {{KEN}} || 22 August 1997 || [[Brussels]] || |- | || align=center|7 || 12:40.18 || ''K. Bekele #2'' || || 1 July 2005 || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |12:40.45 |[[Berihu Aregawi]] |{{ETH}} |30 June 2023 |[[Lausanne]] |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Aregawi beats Cheptegei in 5000m thriller in Lausanne {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/athletissima-lausanne-2023 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|8 |align=center|9 |12:40.96 |[[Jacob Kiplimo]] |{{UGA}} |30 May 2024 |[[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]] |<ref name="5000m Result"/> |- |rowspan=6| |align=center|10 |12:41.61 |''Cheptegei #2'' |rowspan=6| |30 June 2023 |[[Lausanne]] |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan=2 align="center" |11 || rowspan=2|12:41.73 || ''Kejelcha #2'' || 15 June 2023 || [[Oslo]] || <ref name=":1a">{{Cite web|title=Warholm and Ingebrigtsen outstanding in Oslo |website=worldathletics.org |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/bislett-games-oslo-warholm-ingebrigtsen-haylom-bol |author=Cathal Dennehy|date=15 June 2023 |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> |- | ''Kiplimo #2'' || 15 June 2023 || [[Oslo]] || <ref name=":1a" /> |- | align="center" |13 || 12:41.86 || ''Gebrselassie #2'' || 13 August 1997 || [[Zürich]] || |- | align="center" |14 || 12:42.18 || ''Gebrhiwet #2'' || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || <ref name="5000m Results">{{cite web|title=5000m Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO2023/PDF_ATHM5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=qyUYotdBeRZNW06UZgVrWiyhOao=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721204052/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO2023/PDF_ATHM5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=qyUYotdBeRZNW06UZgVrWiyhOao=|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2023|publisher=sportresult.com|date=21 July 2023|access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> |- | align="center" |15 || 12:42.58 || ''Aregawi #2'' || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || <ref name="5000m Results"/> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|9 |align=center|16 |align=center|12:42.70 |[[Telahun Haile Bekele]] |{{ETH}} | 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || <ref name="5000m Results"/> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 || align="center" |17 || 12:43.02 || [[Selemon Barega]]|| {{ETH}} || 31 August 2018 || [[Brussels]] || <ref name="brussels">{{cite web|title=5000m Results|url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/brussels/re0170040.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141047/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/brussels/re0170040.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2018|work=sportresult.com|date=31 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 || align="center" |18 || 12:44.27 || [[Andreas Almgren]]|| {{SWE}} || 15 June 2025 || [[Stockholm]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=2025 Stockholm Diamond League Results – Mondo Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault World Record|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/06/2025-stockholm-diamond-league-results-mondo-duplantis-breaks-pole-vault-world-record/|website=letsrun.com|author=Robert Johnson|date=15 June 2025|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | || align="center" |19 || 12:44.39 || ''Gebrselassie #3''|| rowspan="2" | || 16 August 1995 || [[Zürich]] || |- | align="center" |20 || 12:44.90 || ''Komen #2'' || 13 August 1997 || [[Zürich]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 | align="center" |21 |12:45.01 |[[Mohamed Katir]] |{{ESP}} |21 July 2023 |[[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] |<ref name="5000m Results"/> |- | |align="center" |22 || 12:45.09 || ''Komen #3'' || || 14 August 1996 || [[Zürich]]|| |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |13 | align="center" |23 |12:45.27 |[[Nico Young]] |{{USA}} |12 June 2025 |[[Oslo]] |<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=LetsRun.com |date=2025-06-12 |title=Nico Young Runs 12:45.27 to Earn Historic 5,000m Win at Oslo Diamond League |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/06/nico-young-runs-1245-27-to-earn-historic-5000m-win-at-oslo-diamond-league/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=LetsRun.com |language=en}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |24 |12:45.71 |[[Jacob Krop]] |{{KEN}} |2 September 2022 |[[Brussels]] |<ref name="Jon Mulkeen">{{cite news|title=Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/brussels-memorial-van-damme-krop-mahuchikh-winger-fisher-mageean |website=worldathletics.org|author=Jon Mulkeen |date=2 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref> |- | | align="center" |25 || 12:45.82 || ''Gebrhiwet #3'' || || 31 August 2018 || [[Brussels]] || <ref name="brussels" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |15 | rowspan="11" align="center" | |12:45.93 |[[Biniam Mehary]] |{{ETH}} |12 June 2025 |[[Oslo]] |<ref name=":10" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |align="center" |16 |12:46.33 |[[Nicholas Kimeli]] |{{KEN}} |9 June 2022 |[[Rome]] |<ref name="Jess Whittington">{{cite news|author=Jess Whittington |date=9 June 2022 |title=Jackson wins sprint showdown, Kimeli reigns in Rome |website=worldathletics.org |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/jackson-kimeli-golden-gala-pietro-mennea-rome |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |12:46.41 |[[Kuma Girma]] |{{ETH}} |12 June 2025 |[[Oslo]] |<ref name=":10" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |18 || 12:46.53 || [[Eliud Kipchoge]]|| {{KEN}} || 2 July 2004|| [[Rome]]|| |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |12:46.59 |[[George Mills (runner)|George Mills]] |{{GBR2}} |12 June 2025 |[[Oslo]] |<ref name=":10" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |20 || 12:46.81 || [[Dejen Gebremeskel]]|| {{ETH}} || 6 July 2012 || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]|| <ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=5000 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/eventcode=4921/sex=M/discCode=5000/result.html#M5000|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=6 July 2012|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |21 |12:46.96 |[[Grant Fisher]] |{{USA}} |2 September 2022 |[[Brussels]] |<ref name="Jon Mulkeen" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |22 || 12:47.04 || [[Sileshi Sihine]]|| {{ETH|1996}} || 2 July 2004 || [[Rome]]|| |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |23 || 12:47.20 || [[Mohammed Ahmed (runner)|Mohammed Ahmed]]|| {{CAN}} || 10 July 2020 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Moh Ahmed Erupts For 12:47 5k, Fastest Ever On U.S. Soil |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6757391-moh-ahmed-erupts-for-1247-5k-fastest-ever-on-us-soil |publisher=FloTrack |date=11 July 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |24 || 12:47.67 || [[Thierry Ndikumwenayo]]|| {{ESP}} || 12 June 2025 || [[Oslo]]|| <ref name=":10" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |25 | align="center" |12:48.20 |[[Graham Blanks]] |{{USA}} |12 June 2025 |[[Oslo]] |<ref name=":10" /> |}

===Women (outdoor)=== *Updated July 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 5000 metres|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_5000ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=14 July 2018|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |13:58.06 |[[Beatrice Chebet]] |{{KEN}} |5 July 2025 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-05 |title=Prefontaine Classic: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/prefontaine-classic-2025-world-records-faith-kipyegon-beatrice-chebet |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |14:00.21 |[[Gudaf Tsegay]] |{{ETH}} |17 September 2023 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Tsegay smashes world 5000m record and Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Eugene {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-two-report |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |3 |14:01.29 |[[Agnes Jebet Ngetich]] |{{KEN}} |5 July 2025 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|title=5000m Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/eugene/ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|access-date=2025-07-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" align="center" | | align="center" |4 |14:03.69 |''Chebet #2'' | rowspan="2" | |6 June 2025 |[[Rome]] |<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=6 June 2025 |title=Results 5000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ROME_2025/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=aeXHBRyKazmi6X/0Hpwi3FAcx8bPcNQLLryWXfVFMi4= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250606195509/https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ROME_2025/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=aeXHBRyKazmi6X/0Hpwi3FAcx8bPcNQLLryWXfVFMi4= |archive-date=6 June 2025 |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref> |- | align="center" |5 |14:04.41 |''Tsegay #2'' |5 July 2025 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref name=":11" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 | align="center" |6 |14:05.20 |[[Faith Kipyegon]] |{{KEN}} |9 June 2023 |[[Paris]] |<ref name=":0a">{{Cite web |title=Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/paris-kipyegon-girma-ingebrigtsen-5000m-steeplechase-two-miles-world-record-best |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- | align="center" | | align="center" |7 |14:05.92 |''Chebet #3'' | |17 September 2023 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref name=":4" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |5 || align="center" |8 || 14:06.62 || [[Letesenbet Gidey]]|| {{ETH}} || 7 October 2020 || [[Valencia]]|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Cheptegei and Gidey break world records in Valencia |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/cheptegei-gidey-valencia-world-records |website=worldathletics.org|author=Phil Minshull|date=7 October 2020|access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | | align="center" |9 | align="center" |14:07.94 |''Gidey #2'' | rowspan="4" | |9 June 2023 |[[Paris]] |<ref name=":0a" /> |- | align="center" |10 | align="center" |14:08.79 |''Gidey #3'' |3 September 2023 |[[Berlin]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=5000m Result |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ISTAF2023/PDF_ATHW5000M-------------FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=IWyiAKQYUdHzpc2ubiEefSiKuYU= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903193044/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ISTAF2023/PDF_ATHW5000M-------------FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=IWyiAKQYUdHzpc2ubiEefSiKuYU= |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 September 2023 |website=sportresult.com |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> |- | align="center" |11 |14:09.52 |''Chebet #4'' |5 September 2024 |[[Zurich]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=5000m Results |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH_2024/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=NPh2EnSpDfSXZ+YJYlvAZECnQgI= |website=swisstiming.com |date=5 September 2024 |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> |- | align="center" |12 |14:09.82 |''Chebet #5'' |14 September 2024 |[[Brussels]] |<ref name="Results 5000m Women">{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=Results 5000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS_2024/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=vu2hLSZSMTF5cSG55NGYxBlnNSs= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914205140/https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS_2024/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=vu2hLSZSMTF5cSG55NGYxBlnNSs= |archive-date=14 September 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 || align="center" |13 || 14:11.15 || [[Tirunesh Dibaba]]|| {{ETH|1996}} || 6 June 2008 || [[Oslo]]|| |- | align="center" | | align="center" |14 |14:12.29 |''Tsegay #3'' | |23 July 2023 |[[London]] |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Bol blazes to 51.45 Diamond League record in London {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/london-2023-bol-lyles-ta-lou-tsegay |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |7 || align="center" |15 || 14:12.59 || [[Almaz Ayana]]|| {{ETH}} || 2 June 2016 || [[Rome]]|| <ref>{{cite web|title=5000m Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/rome/re5340040.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813201402/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/rome/re5340040.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2016|publisher=sportresult.com|date=2 June 2016|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |8 || align="center" |16 || 14:12.88 || [[Meseret Defar]] || {{ETH|1996}} || 22 July 2008 || [[Stockholm]] || |- | align="center" | | align="center" |17 |14:12.92 |''Chebet #6'' | |23 July 2023 |[[London]] |<ref name=":3" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |18 |14:12.98 |[[Ejgayehu Taye]] |{{ETH}} |27 May 2022 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref>{{cite news|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=28 May 2022 |title=Mahuchikh and Taye triumph on opening night in Eugene |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/mahuchikh-taye-duplantis-eugene-prefontaine-classic |website=worldathletics.org|access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | | align="center" |19 |14:13.31 |''Taye #2'' | rowspan="2" | |9 June 2023 |[[Paris]] |<ref name=":0a" /> |- | align="center" |20 || 14:13.32 || ''Tsegay #4''|| 8 June 2021 || [[Hengelo]]|| <ref name="Hengelo2021">{{cite news|title=Gidey breaks 10,000m world record in Hengelo |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/letesenbet-gidey-world-10000m-record-hengelo |website=worldathletics.org |author=Hannah Borenstein|date=8 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 | align="center" |21 |14:13.42 |[[Sifan Hassan]] |{{NED}} |23 July 2023 |[[London]] |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="2" align="center" | || align="center" |22 || 14:14.09 || ''Taye #3''|| rowspan="2" | || 8 June 2021 || [[Hengelo]]|| <ref name="Hengelo2021" /> |- | align="center" |23 || 14:14.32 || ''Ayana #2''|| 17 May 2015 || [[Shanghai]]|| |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 || align="center" |24 || 14:15.24 || [[Senbere Teferi]]|| {{ETH}} || 8 June 2021 || [[Hengelo]]|| <ref name="Hengelo2021" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 || align="center" |25 || 14:15.41 || [[Genzebe Dibaba]]|| {{ETH}} || 4 July 2015 || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]|| <ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Diamond League Paris 2015 - 5000m W Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2015/meeting-areva-5641/women/5000-metres/final/result|publisher=IAAF|date=4 July 2015|access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |13 || rowspan="13" align="center" | || 14:16.54 || [[Medina Eisa]]|| {{ETH}} || 23 July 2023 || [[London Stadium|London]]|| <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com">{{cite web |title=5000m Results |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=8BEr2Kd0m3B3O7oDd7J7ODYoa2o= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723141908/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=8BEr2Kd0m3B3O7oDd7J7ODYoa2o= |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2023 |work=sportresult.com |date=23 July 2023 |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |14 || 14:18.37 || [[Hellen Obiri]]|| {{KEN}} || 8 June 2017 || [[Rome]]|| <ref>{{cite web |title=5000m Results |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/ROME2017/PDF_RE1170040.PDF?h=NbWYId3X4mFPg6uPIuUBou13d8g= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915093205/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/ROME2017/PDF_RE1170040.PDF?h=NbWYId3X4mFPg6uPIuUBou13d8g= |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2020 |publisher=sportresult.com |date=8 June 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |15 || 14:18.76 || [[Tsigie Gebreselama]]|| {{ETH}} || 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]]|| <ref name="ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com">{{cite web|title=5000m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=/GbTd5MUHEbQALzGDc+EKOAyWdo=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |16 || 14:19.33 || [[Freweyni Hailu]]|| {{ETH}} || 6 June 2025 || [[Rome]]|| <ref name=":9" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |17 || 14:19.45 || [[Alicia Monson]]|| {{USA}} || 23 July 2023 || [[London Stadium|London]]|| <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |18 || 14:20.68 || [[Agnes Tirop]]|| {{KEN}} || 21 July 2019 || [[London]]|| <ref name="Bob Ramsak">{{cite news|title=Obiri and Fraser-Pryce shine in London - IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/obiri-and-fraser-pryce-london-iaaf-diamond-le|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=21 July 2019|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |19 || 14:20.87 || [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]|| {{KEN}} || 29 July 2011 || [[Stockholm]]|| |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |20 || 14:22.76 || [[Aynadis Mebratu]] || {{ETH}}|| 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] ||<ref name="ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |21 |14:23.05 |[[Lilian Kasait Rengeruk]] |{{KEN}} |9 June 2023 |[[Paris]] |<ref name=":0a" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |22 || 14:23.15 || [[Nadia Battocletti]] || {{ITA}}|| 6 June 2025 || [[Rome]] ||<ref name=":9" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |23 | align="center" |14:23.67 |[[Margaret Kipkemboi]] |{{KEN}} |9 June 2023 |[[Paris]] |<ref name=":0a" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |24 | align="center" |14:23.71 |[[Birke Haylom]] |{{ETH}} |25 May 2024 |[[Hayward Field|Eugene]] |<ref name="ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |25 | align="center" |14:23.75 |[[Liliya Shobukhova]] |{{RUS}} |19 July 2008 |[[Kazan]] | |}

===Men (indoor)=== *Updated 22 February 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=5000 Metres Short Track - men - senior - all|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/5000-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-27&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229562&ageCategory=senior|website=World Athletics|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} ! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} ! Time ! Athlete ! Nation ! Date ! Place ! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |12:44.09 |[[Grant Fisher]] |{{USA}} |14 February 2025 |[[Boston]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=American Fisher breaks 5,000-meter indoor world record in Boston |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/american-fisher-breaks-5000-meter-indoor-world-record-boston-2025-02-15/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |12:49.60 |[[Kenenisa Bekele]] |{{ETH|1996}} |20 February 2004 |[[Birmingham]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |3 |12:50.38 |[[Haile Gebrselassie]] |{{ETH|1996}} |14 February 1999 |[[Birmingham]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 | align="center" |4 |12:51.48 |[[Daniel Komen]] |{{KEN}} |19 February 1998 |[[Stockholm]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align="center" |5 |align="center" |5 |12:51.56 |[[Nico Young]] |{{USA}} |2 March 2025 |[[Boston]] |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Track Scoreboard |url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/329/events/24/Final |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=live.lancertiming.com}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 |12:51.61 |[[Woody Kincaid|William Kincaid]] |{{USA}} |27 January 2023 |[[Boston]] | <ref name=":0b">{{cite news |date=27 January 2023 |title=2023 John Thomas Terrier Classic Results |page=49 |work=lancertiming.com |url=https://lancertiming.com/results/winter23/buterrier-m.pdf |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> |- | | align="center" |7 |12:51.84 |''Fisher #2'' | |16 February 2024 |[[Boston]] |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Track Scoreboard |url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/209/events/20/Final |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=live.lancertiming.com}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 |12:53.29 |[[Isiah Koech]] |{{KEN}} |11 February 2011 |[[Düsseldorf]] | |- | | align="center" |9 |12:53.73 |''Fisher #3'' | |12 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |8 | align="center" |10 |12:54.92 |[[Jimmy Gressier]] |{{FRA}} |14 February 2025 |[[Boston]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=5000m Results|url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/321/events/56/Final|website=lancertiming.com|access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |11 |12:54.99 |[[Joe Klecker]] |{{USA}} |27 January 2023 |[[Boston]] | <ref name=":0b" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 | align="center" |12 |12:55.02 |[[Adriaan Wildschutt]] |{{RSA}} |2 March 2025 |[[Boston]] |<ref name=":8" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 | align="center" |13 |12:55.72 |[[Eliud Kipchoge]] |{{KEN}} |11 February 2011 |[[Düsseldorf]] | |- | align="center" | | align="center" |14 |12:56.76 |''Wildschutt #2'' | |26 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 | align="center" |15 |12:56.87 |[[Mohammed Ahmed (runner)|Mohammed Ahmed]] |{{CAN}} |12 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |13 | align="center" |16 |12:57.08 |[[Marc Scott]] |{{GBR2}} |12 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- | align="center" | | align="center" |17 |12:57.14 |''Young #2'' | |26 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=5000m Result |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/81645/5018184/Boston_University_John_Thomas_Terrier_Classic/Mens-5000-Meters |work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) |date=26 January 2024 |access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |18 |12:57.52 |[[Edwin Kurgat]] |{{KEN}} |26 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name="5000m Scarlet Heat Result">{{cite web|title=5000m Scarlet Heat Result|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/81645/5018197/Boston_University_John_Thomas_Terrier_Classic/Mens-5000-Meters|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=26 January 2024|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |19 |12:57.82 |[[Cole Hocker]] |{{USA}} |21 February 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Tysiac |first=Ashley |date=2025-02-22 |title=Cole Hocker, Cooper Teare Hit 5k World Standard At BU DMR Challenge 2025 |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13764515-cole-hocker-cooper-teare-hit-5k-world-standard-at-bu-dmr-challenge-2025 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=FloTrack |language=en}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |16 | align="center" |20 |12:57.97 |[[Cooper Teare]] |{{USA}} |21 February 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":7" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |21 |12:58.67 |[[Thomas Longosiwa]] |{{KEN}} |10 February 2012 |[[Düsseldorf]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |18 | align="center" |22 |12:58.68 |[[George Mills (runner)|George Mills]] |{{GBR2}} |26 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name="5000m Scarlet Heat Result" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |23 |12:58.73 |[[Sam Atkin]] |{{GBR2}} |26 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- | align="center" | | align="center" |24 |12:59.04 |''Gebrselassie #2'' | |20 February 1997 |[[Stockholm]] | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |20 | align="center" |25 |12:59.09 |[[Parker Wolfe]] |{{USA}} |22 February 2026 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=5000m Invitational Event Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7236975?eventId=10229562|website=World Athletics|access-date=10 March 2026}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |21 | rowspan="5" align="center" | |12:59.43 |[[Jack Rayner (runner)|Jack Rayner]] |{{AUS}} |21 February 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":7" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |22 |12:59.77 |[[Gulveer Singh]] |{{IND}} |21 February 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":7" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |23 |12:59.89 |[[Graham Blanks]] |{{USA}} |7 December 2024 |[[Boston]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=5000m Final 1 Result|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217305?eventId=10229562&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |24 |13:00.48 |[[Emmanuel Bor]] |{{USA}} |12 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |25 |13:01.26 |[[Galen Rupp]] |{{USA}} |16 January 2014 |[[Boston]] | |}

===Women (indoor)=== *Updated February 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 5000 metres indoor|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_5000ok.htm#2|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=6 January 2023|access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} ! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} ! Time ! Athlete ! Nation ! Date ! Place ! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |14:18.86 |[[Genzebe Dibaba]] |{{ETH}} |19 February 2015 |[[Stockholm]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |14:24.37 |[[Meseret Defar]] |{{ETH|1996}} |18 February 2009 |[[Stockholm]] | |- | | align="center" |3 |14:24.79 |''Defar #2'' | |10 February 2010 |[[Stockholm]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |4 |14:27.42 |[[Tirunesh Dibaba]] |{{ETH|1996}} |27 January 2007 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 | align="center" |5 |14:30.79 |[[Konstanze Klosterhalfen]] |{{GER}} |27 February 2020 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |5 | align="center" |6 |14:31.38 |[[Gabriela DeBues-Stafford]] |{{CAN}} |11 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- | | align="center" |7 |14:32.93 |''T. Dibaba #2'' | |29 January 2005 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |8 |14:33.17 |[[Elise Cranny]] |{{USA}} |11 February 2022 |[[Boston]] | |- | | align="center" |9 |14:35.46 |''T. Dibaba #3'' | |28 January 2006 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |7 | align="center" |10 |14:39.29 |[[Berhane Adere]] |{{ETH|1996}} |31 January 2004 |[[Stuttgart]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |8 | align="center" |11 |14:39.89 |[[Kim Smith (runner)|Kimberley Smith]] |{{NZL}} |27 February 2009 |[[New York City]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |12 |14:42.94 |[[Senayet Getachew]] |{{ETH}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5"/> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 | align="center" |13 |14:43.25 |[[Fantaye Belayneh]] |{{ETH}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5"/> |- | | align="center" |14 |14:44.53 |''T. Dibaba #4'' | |6 February 2010 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 | align="center" |15 |14:44.79 |[[Jane Hedengren]] |{{USA}} |6 December 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Josh Hoey breaks 600m world record and Jane Hedengren destroys NCAA 5000m mark at BU|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/12/josh-hoey-smashes-600m-world-record-jane-hedengren-ncaa-5000m-record-at-2025-bu-opener/|website=LetsRun.com|author=Jonathan Gault|date=6 December 2025|access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 | align="center" |16 |14:44.94 |[[Aynadis Mebratu]] |{{ETH}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5"/> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |13 | align="center" |17 |14:46.37 |[[Marta García (runner)|Marta Garcia]] |{{ESP}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5"/> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |18 |14:46.51 |[[Josette Andrews]] |{{USA}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=5000m Result|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/81645/5020883/Boston_University_John_Thomas_Terrier_Classic/Womens-5000-Meters|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=27 January 2024|access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |19 |14:46.80 |[[Sentayehu Ejigu]] |{{ETH}} |10 February 2010 |[[Stockholm]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |16 | align="center" |20 |14:47.35 |[[Gabriela Szabo]] |{{ROU}} |13 February 1999 |[[Dortmund]] | |- | | align="center" |21 |14:47.62 |''Ejigu #2'' | |7 February 2009 |[[Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |22 |14:47.62 |[[Shalane Flanagan]] |{{USA}} |7 February 2009 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] | |- | | align="center" |23 |14:48.21 |''Adere #2'' | |5 February 2003 |[[Dortmund]] | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |18 | align="center" |24 |14:48.41 |[[Whittni Morgan]] |{{USA}} |31 January 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Nilsen vaults 6.01m in Caen, Strand runs 3:48 mile in Boston {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/chris-nilsen-pole-vault-caen |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |25 |14:48.51 |[[Vanessa Fraser]] |{{USA}} |27 February 2020 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |20 | rowspan="6" align="center" | |14:48.75 |[[Courtney Frerichs]] |{{USA}} |11 February 2022 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |21 |14:49.12 |[[Laura Muir]] |{{GBR2}} |4 January 2017 |[[Glasgow]] | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |22 |14:49.36 |[[Gete Wami]] |{{ETH|1996}} |11 February 2001 |[[Dortmund]] | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |23 |14:49.78 |[[Courtney Wayment]] |{{USA}} |27 January 2024 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":5" /> |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |align="center" |24 |14:50.89 |[[Ella Donaghu]] |{{USA}} |31 January 2025 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref name=":6" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |25 |14:51.21 |[[Doris Lemngole]] |{{KEN}} |14 February 2026 |[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=5000m Invitational Event Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7231469?eventId=10229586|website=World Athletics|access-date=10 March 2026}}</ref> |}

==Olympic medalists== ===Men=== Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. [[Lasse Virén]] of [[Finland at the Summer Olympics|Finland]] was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 in Munich]], before retaining the title in [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 in Montreal]]. [[Mo Farah]] of [[Great Britain at the Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] matched the achievement, winning the title in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 in London]], and retaining it four years later in [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro]]. Both men achieved 5000/10000 m doubles on each occasion.

[[Paavo Nurmi]] is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance; one gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.

{{Olympic medalists in men's 5000 metres}}

===Women=== Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, [[Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics|Ethiopian]] [[Meseret Defar]] winning in [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|Athens in 2004]], taking silver behind compatriot [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] in 2008, before regaining the title in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|London in 2012]]. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

{{Olympic medalists in women's 5000 metres}}

==World Championships medalists== ===Men=== In the World Championships, Great Britain's [[Mo Farah]] stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's [[Ismael Kirui]] was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's [[Muktar Edris]] the third between 2017 and 2019. {{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's 5000 metres}}

===Women=== Romania's [[Gabriela Szabo]] won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] and [[Meseret Defar]] of Ethiopia and [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] and [[Hellen Obiri]] of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 5000 metres}}

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|13:24.2&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Kipchoge Keino]]|KEN}} |[[Auckland]] |- !scope="row"|[[1966 in the sport of athletics|1966]] |13:16.6&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Ron Clarke]]|AUS}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1967 in the sport of athletics|1967]] |13:18.8&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Ron Clarke]]|AUS}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1968 in the sport of athletics|1968]] |13:27.66 |{{flagathlete|[[Ron Clarke]]|AUS}} |[[London]] |- !scope="row"|[[1969 in the sport of athletics|1969]] |13:28.96 |{{flagathlete|[[Dick Taylor (athlete)|Dick Taylor]]|GBR}} |[[London]] |- !scope="row"|[[1970 in the sport of athletics|1970]] |13:22.8&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Ian Stewart (athlete)|Ian Stewart]]|GBR}} |[[Edinburgh]] |- !scope="row"|[[1971 in the sport of athletics|1971]] |13:22.2&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[David Bedford (athletics)|Dave Bedford]]|GBR}} |[[Edinburgh]] |- !scope="row"|[[1972 in the sport of athletics|1972]] |13:13.0&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Emiel Puttemans]]|BEL}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]] |13:14.51 |{{flagathlete|[[Emiel Puttemans]]|BEL}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]] |13:14.4&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Ben Jipcho]]|KEN}} |[[Christchurch]] |- !scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]] |13:18.6&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Emiel Puttemans]]|BEL}} |[[Arnhem|Papendal]] |- !scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]] |13:13.10 |{{flagathlete|[[Dick Quax]]|NZL}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]] |13:12.86 |{{flagathlete|[[Dick Quax]]|NZL}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]] |13:08.4&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|h}} |{{flagathlete|[[Henry Rono]]|KEN}} |[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |- !scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]] |13:12.29 |{{flagathlete|[[Suleiman Nyambui]]|TAN}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]] |13:16.38 |{{flagathlete|[[Miruts Yifter]]|ETH|1975}} |[[Bratislava]] |- !scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]] |13:06.20 |{{flagathlete|[[Henry Rono]]|KEN}} |[[Knarvik]] |- !scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]] |13:00.41 |{{flagathlete|[[David Moorcroft]]|GBR}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]] |13:08.54 |{{flagathlete|[[Fernando Mamede]]|POR}} |[[Tokyo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]] |13:04.78 |{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} |[[Florence]] |- !scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]] |13:00.40 |{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]] |13:00.86 |{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} |[[A Coruña]] |- !scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]] |12:58.39 |{{flagathlete|[[Saïd Aouita]]|MAR}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]] |13:11.70 |{{flagathlete|[[John Ngugi]]|KEN}} |[[Seoul]] |- !scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]] |13:04.24 |{{flagathlete|[[Yobes Ondieki]]|KEN}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]] |13:05.59 |{{flagathlete|[[Salvatore Antibo]]|ITA}} |[[Bologna]] |- !scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]] |13:01.82 |{{flagathlete|[[Yobes Ondieki]]|KEN}} |[[Zürich]] |- !scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]] |13:00.93 |{{flagathlete|[[Moses Kiptanui]]|KEN}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]] |13:02.75 |{{flagathlete|[[Ismael Kirui]]|KEN}} |[[Stuttgart]] |- !scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]] |12:56.96 |{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH|1991}} |[[Hengelo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]] |12:44.39 |{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH|1991}} |[[Zürich]] |- !scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]] |12:45.09 |{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Komen]]|KEN}} |[[Zürich]] |- !scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]] |12:39.74 |{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Komen]]|KEN}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]] |12:39.36 |{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Helsinki]] |- !scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]] |12:49.64 |{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Zürich]] |- !scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]] |12:49.28 |{{flagathlete|[[Brahim Lahlafi]]|MAR}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]] |12:56.72 |{{flagathlete|[[Richard Limo]]|KEN}} |[[Zürich]] |- !scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]] |12:55.85 |{{flagathlete|[[Salah Hissou]]|MAR}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]] |12:48.81 |{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Cherono]]|KEN}} |[[Ostrava]] |- !scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]] |12:37.35 |{{flagathlete|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Hengelo]] |- 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France|Saint-Denis]] |- !scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]] |12:51.34 |{{flagathlete|[[Edwin Soi]]|KEN}} |[[Monaco]] |- !scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]] |12:54.83 |{{flagathlete|[[Muktar Edris]]|ETH}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]] |12:53.98 |{{flagathlete|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]|ETH}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]] |12:59.29 |{{flagathlete|[[Mo Farah]]|GBR}} |[[London]] |- !scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]] |12:55.23 |{{flagathlete|[[Muktar Edris]]|ETH}} |[[Lausanne]] |- !scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]] |12:43.02 |{{flagathlete|[[Selemon Barega]]|ETH}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]] |12:52.98 |{{flagathlete|[[Telahun Haile Bekele]]|ETH}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]] |12:35.36 |{{flagathlete|[[Joshua Cheptegei]]|UGA}} |[[Monaco]] |- !scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]] |12:48.45 |{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}} |[[Florence]] |- !scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]] |12:45.71 |{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Krop]]|KEN}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]] |12:40.45 |{{flagathlete|[[Berihu Aregawi]]|ETH}} |[[Lausanne]] |- !scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]] |12:36.73 |{{flagathlete|[[Hagos Gebrhiwet]]|ETH}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]] |12:44.09&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}} |{{flagathlete|[[Grant Fisher]]|USA}} |[[Boston]] |- !scope="row"|[[2026 in the sport of athletics|2026]] |12:57.32 |{{flagathlete|[[Addisu Yihune]]|ETH}} |[[Xiamen]] |} {{col-2}}

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|style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1966 in the sport of athletics|1966]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1967 in the sport of athletics|1967]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1968 in the sport of athletics|1968]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1969 in the sport of athletics|1969]] |15:53.6 |{{flagathlete|[[Paola Pigni]]|ITA}} |[[Milan]] |- !scope="row"|[[1970 in the sport of athletics|1970]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1971 in the sport of athletics|1971]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1972 in the sport of athletics|1972]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]] |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |- !scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]] |16:04.2 |{{flagathlete|[[Nina Holmén]]|FIN}} |[[Jakobstad]] |- !scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]] |15:37.0 |{{flagathlete|[[Jan Merrill]]|USA}} |[[Ingelheim]] |- !scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]] |15:35.52 |{{flagathlete|[[Kathy Mills (athlete)|Kathy Mills]]|USA}} |[[Knoxville]] |- !scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]] |15:33.8 |{{flagathlete|[[Jan Merrill]]|USA}} |[[Durham, England|Durham]] |- !scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]] |15:30.6 |{{flagathlete|[[Jan Merrill]]|USA}} |[[Palo Alto]] |- !scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]] |15:14.51 |{{flagathlete|[[Paula Fudge]]|GBR}} |[[Knarvik]] |- !scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]] |15:08.26 |{{flagathlete|[[Mary Slaney]]|USA}} |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |- !scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]] |15:10.65 |{{flagathlete|[[Zola Budd]]|RSA|1928}} |[[Port Elizabeth]] |- !scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]] |14:58.89 |{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]] |14:48.07 |{{flagathlete|[[Zola Budd]]|GBR}} |[[London]] |- !scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]] |14:37.33 |{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]] |15:01.08 |{{flagathlete|[[Liz McColgan]]|GBR}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]] |15:03.29 |{{flagathlete|[[Liz McColgan]]|GBR}} |[[Berlin]] |- !scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]] |14:59.01 |{{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Weßel]]|GDR}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]] |15:02.23 |{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Romanova]]|URS}} |[[Seattle]] |- !scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]] |14:49.35 |{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA|1928}} |[[Cape Town]] |- !scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]] |14:44.15 |{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA|1928}} |[[Bellville, Western Cape|Bellville]] |- !scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]] |14:45.92 |{{flagathlete|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]|IRL}} |[[Berlin]] |- !scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]] |15:05.94 |{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Romanova]]|RUS}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]] |14:36.45 |{{flagathlete|[[Fernanda Ribeiro]]|POR}} |[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]] |- !scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]] |14:41.07 |{{flagathlete|[[Fernanda Ribeiro]]|POR}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]] |14:28.09 |{{flagathlete|[[Jiang Bo (athlete)|Jiang Bo]]|CHN}} |[[Shanghai]] |- !scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]] |14:31.48 |{{flagathlete|[[Gabriela Szabo]]|ROU}} |[[Berlin]] |- !scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]] |14:40.59 |{{flagathlete|[[Gabriela Szabo]]|ROU}} |[[Berlin]] |- !scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]] |14:30.88 |{{flagathlete|[[Getenesh Wami]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Heusden]] |- !scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]] |14:29.32 |{{flagathlete|[[Olga Yegorova]]|RUS}} |[[Berlin]] |- !scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]] |14:31.42 |{{flagathlete|[[Paula Radcliffe]]|GBR}} |[[Manchester]] |- !scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]] |14:29.32 |{{flagathlete|[[Berhane Adere]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]] |14:24.68 |{{flagathlete|[[Elvan Abeylegesse]]|TUR}} |[[Bergen]] |- !scope="row"|[[2005 in the sport of athletics|2005]] |14:28.98 |{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Brussels]] |- !scope="row"|[[2006 in the sport of athletics|2006]] |14:24.53 |{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH|1996}} |[[New York City]] |- !scope="row"|[[2007 in the sport of athletics|2007]] |14:16.63 |{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[2008 in the sport of athletics|2008]] |14:11.15 |{{flagathlete|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]|ETH|1996}} |[[Oslo]] |- !scope="row"|[[2009 in the sport of athletics|2009]] |14:24.37&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}} |{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[2010 in the sport of athletics|2010]] |14:24.79&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}} |{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[2011 in the sport of athletics|2011]] |14:20.87 |{{flagathlete|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]|KEN}} |[[Stockholm]] |- !scope="row"|[[2012 in the sport of athletics|2012]] |14:35.62 |{{flagathlete|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]|KEN}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]] |14:23.68 |{{flagathlete|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]|ETH}} |[[Stade de France|Saint-Denis]] |- !scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]] |14:28.88 |{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}} |[[Monaco]] |- !scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]] |14:14.32 |{{flagathlete|[[Almaz Ayana]]|ETH}} |[[Shanghai]] |- !scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]] |14:12.59 |{{flagathlete|[[Almaz Ayana]]|ETH}} |[[Stadio Olimpico|Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]] |14:18.37 |{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Obiri]]|KEN}} |[[Rome]] |- !scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]] |14:21.75 |{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Obiri]]|KEN}} |[[Rabat]] |- !scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]] |14:20.36 |{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Obiri]]|KEN}} |[[London]] |- !scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]] |14:06.62 |{{flagathlete|[[Letesenbet Gidey]]|ETH}} |[[Valencia]] |- !scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]] |14:13.32 |{{flagathlete|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]|ETH}} |[[Hengelo]] |- !scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]] |14:12.98 |{{flagathlete|[[Ejgayehu Taye]]|ETH}} |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |- !scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]] |14:00.21 |{{flagathlete|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]|ETH}} |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |- !scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]] |14:09.52 |{{flagathlete|[[Beatrice Chebet]]|KEN}} |[[Zurich]] |- !scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]] |13:58.06 |{{flagathlete|[[Beatrice Chebet]]|KEN}} |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |- !scope="row"|[[2026 in the sport of athletics|2026]] |14:24.14 |{{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}} |[[Shaoxing]] |} {{col-end}}

==See also== {{Portal|Athletics}} * [[National records in the 5000 metres]] * [[List of 5000 metres national champions (men)]] * [[List of 5000 metres national champions (women)]] * [[5000 metres world record progression]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=middle-long&d=5000-metres IAAF list of 5000-metres records in XML] *[https://arrs.run/YR_O5K.htm ARRS: Yearly Rankings – 5000 metres Outdoor Track] *[http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/5000metresmen.htm All-time Masters men's 5000 m list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621080423/http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/5000metresmen.htm |date=2017-06-21 }} *[http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/5000metreswomen.htm All-time Masters women's 5000 m list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211131349/http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/5000metreswomen.htm |date=2017-02-11 }}

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